"I recommend this for its insight into the dynamics of power. In addition to the technical side of business and the financial fundamentals taught in MBA programs, it is important to understand the forces that drive people in organizations. Decision-making is not always rational; it is sometimes, maybe even often, affected by executive egos and power struggles. Its enduring insights are relevant to the crisis in modern corporations today, because of the Enron collapse and subsequent revelations about financial missteps in other companies."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Business Week Online 11/15/06 (3/21/03)

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

by Mandela, Nelson
( Back Bay Books, 1995)

"This is an inspiring story about leadership in the most difficult of circumstances. Nelson Mandela led the struggle against apartheid in South Africa from a prison cell. He had a long-term view, persisted against all odds, had a support system of colleagues and knew how to build coalitions, negotiated a settlement, and then, when he won and became President of South Africa, he forgave his enemies."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Business Week Online 11/15/06 (3/21/03)

Managing Oneself

by Drucker, Peter
Journal Name: Harvard Business Review
Volume (issue), date, pages: 83 (1), Jan 2005, 100-109

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Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Allison, Graham T.
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The Killer Angels; A Novel

by Shaara, Michael
( McKay, 1974)

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The late Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (1974) concerns the battle of Gettysburg and was the basis for the 1993 film Gettysburg. The events immediately before and during the battle are seen through the eyes of Confederate Generals Lee, Longstreet, and Armistead and Federal General Buford, Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, and a host of others. The author's ability to convey the thoughts of men in war as well as their confusion-the so-called "fog of battle"-is outstanding.

Lost Moon : the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13

by Lovell , Jim and Jeffrey Kluger
( Houghton Mifflin, c1994)

Profiles in Courage

by Kennedy, John F.
( Harper [c1956])

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Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management

by Kleiner, Art
( Jossey-Bass, c2008)

ASTD Leadership Handbook

by Biech, Elaine
( Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2010)

Authentic Leadership: Courage in Action

by Terry, Robert W.
( Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1993)

Capturing the heart of Leadership: Spirituality and Community in the New American Workplace

by Fairholm, Gilbert W
( Praeger, 1997)

The Charismatic Leader: Behind the Mystique of Exceptional Leadership

by Conger, Jay Alden
( Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989)

Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference

by Chrislip, David D. and Carl E. Larson
( Jossey-Bass, c1994)

Career Imprints: Creating Leaders Across an Industry

by Higgins, Monica C.
( Jossey-Bass, c2005)

Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It

by Kouzes, James M. and Barry Z. Posner
( Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993)

The Drama of Leadership

by Pitcher, Patricia C.
( John Wiley, c1997)

Ethics, the Heart of Leadership

by Ciulla, Joanne B., ed.
( Praeger, 2004)

Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let Employees Lead

by Belasco, James A. & Ralph C. Stayer
( Warner Books, c1993)

A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs from Management

by Kotter, John P.
( Collier Macmillan, c1990)

Handbook of Organization Studies

by Clegg, Stewart R., Cynthia Hardy, and Walter R. Nord, eds.
( Sage Publications, 1996)

The Leader of the Future: New Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the Next Era

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( Jossey-Bass, c1996)

Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge

by Bennis, Warren G.
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by Beck, John D.W. and Neil M. Yeager.
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by Burns, James MacGregor
( Harper & Row, c1978)

Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations

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by Kouzes, James M and Barry Z. Posner
( Jossey-Bass, 2003)

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Leadership for the Twenty-first Century

by Rost, Joseph C.
( Praeger, 1991)

Leadership in Organizations

by Yukl, Gary A.,
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Leadership Jazz

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( Dell Publishing, 1993)

Leadership: Managing in Real Organizations

by Sayles, Leonard R.
( McGraw-Hill, c1989)

Leading Leaders: How to Manage Smart, Talented, Rich, and Powerful People

by Salacuse, Jeswald W.
( AMACOM, c2006)

Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership

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( BasicBooks, c1995)

Leading People: Transforming Business From the Inside Out

by Rosen, Robert H
( Viking, 1996)

Lives of Moral Leadership

by Coles, Robert
( Random House, c2000)

Nature of Leadership

by Day, David V.; Antonakis, John;
( Sage, c2012)

On Becoming a Leader

by Bennis, Warren G.
( Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1989)

On Becoming a Servant-leader

by Greenleaf, Robert K., Don M. Frick, and Larry C. Spears, eds .
( Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1996)

Power and the Corporate Mind

by Zaleznik, Abraham
( Houghton Mifflin, 1975)

Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly

by Gardner,Howard (ed.)
( Jossey-Bass, c2007)

Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness

by Greenleaf, Robert K.
( Paulist Press, c1991)

The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth

by Reichheld, Frederick F.
( Harvard Business School Press, c2006)

The Unconscious Conspiracy: Why Leaders Can't Lead

by Bennis, Warren G.
( AMACOM, c1976)

A Core Classic from Harvard University Core Collection

Why Should Anyone be Led by You?: What It Takes to Be an Authentic Leader

by Goffee, Robert
( Harvard Business School Press, c2006)

Working with Emotional Intelligence

by Goleman, Daniel
( Bantam Books, 1998)

Leadership - How to

Action Inquiry: The Secret of Timely and Transforming Leadership

by Torbert, William R.
( Berrett-Koehler, c2004)

The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership

by Freedman, Mike
( McGraw-Hill, c2003)

The Art of Business: In the Footsteps of Giants

by Yeh, Raymond Tzuu-Yau
( Zero Time Pub., c2004)

Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters

by Kellerman, Barbara
( Harvard Business School Press, c2004)

Broaden the Vision and Narrow the Focus: Managing in a World of Paradox

by Lucas, J. R.
( Praeger Publishers, 2006)

Change the Way You Lead Change: Leadership Strategies that Really

by Herold, David M.; Fedor, Donald B.;
( Stanford Business Books, c2008)

Coaching for Leadership: How the World's Greatest Coaches Help Leaders Learn

by Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence Lyons, Alyssa Freas, eds.
( Jossey Bass/Pfeiffer, c2000)

Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World

by Wilson, Marie
( Viking, c2004)

The Cognitive Leader: Building Winning Organizations Through Knowledge Leadership

by Hewlett, Roderic
( Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006)

Courage: The Backbone of Leadership

by Lee, Gus, and Diane Elliott-Lee
( Jossey-Bass, c2006)

Driven by Time: Time Orientation and Leadership

by Thoms, Peg
( Praeger, 2004)

Enlightened Power: How Women are Transforming the Practice of Leadership

by Coughlin,Linda, Ellen Wingard, and Keith Hollihan
( Jossey-Bass, c2005)

Executive Intelligence: What All Great Leaders Have

by Menkes, Justin
( Collins, c2005)

Guts!: Companies that Blow the Doors Off Business-as-usual

by Freiberg, Kevin
( Currency/Doubleday, 2004)

Inspire!: What Great Leaders Do

by Secretan, Lance H. K
( John Wiley, c2004)

The Leader's Tool Kit: Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Developing the Skills You Need

by Charney, Cyril
( AMACOM, c2006)

Leadership and Governance from the Inside Out

by Gandossy,Robert , and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
( J. Wiley, c2004)

Leadership Can be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World

by Parks, Sharon Daloz
( Harvard Business School Press, c2005)

Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By

by Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, Norm; Sweetman, Kate;
( Harvard Business Press, c2008)

Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

by Dym, Barry
( Sage Publications, c2005)

Leading Leaders: How to Manage Smart, Talented, Rich, and Powerful People

by Salacuse, Jeswald W.
( AMACOM, c2006)

Leading the Way: Three Truths from the Top Companies for Leaders

by Gandossy, Robert and Marc Effron.
( Wiley, c2004)

Lessons from the Big Guys: What I Learned from Servant Leaders, Jack Eckerd, Bill Lee, Hugh McColl, and Adolph Rupp

by Wireman, Billy Overton
( NewSouth Books, c2004)

Optimizing the Power of Action Learning: Solving Problems and Building Leaders in Real Time

by Marquardt, Michael J
( Davies-Black Pub., 2004)

Organizational Culture and Leadership

by Schein, Edgar H.
( Jossey-Bass, 2004)

Partnering: The New Face of Leadership

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The Quantum Leader: Applications for the New World of Work

by Malloch, Kathy
( Jones and Bartlett, c2005)

Quantum Leadership: A Textbook of New Leadership

by Porter-O'Grady, Timothy
( Jones and Bartlett, c2003)

Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Literature

by Badaracco, Joseph
( Harvard Business School Press, c2006)

Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion

by Boyatzis,Richard and Annie McKee
( Harvard Business School Press, c2005)

Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep it from Happening to You

by Finkelstein, Sydney; Whitehead, Jo; Campbell, Andrew;
( Harvard Business Press, c2008)

TLC at Work: Training, Leading, Coaching All Types for Star Performance

by Dunning, Donna
( Davies-Black, c2004)

The Transparent Leader: How to Build a Great Company through Straight Talk, Openness, and Accountability

by Baum, Herb and Tammy Kling
( HarperBusiness, c2004)

Tools for Team Leadership: Delivering the X-factor in Team Excellence

by Huszczo, Gregory E.
( Davies-Black Pub., 2004)

What's Your Corporate IQ?: How the Smartest Companies Learn, Transform, Lead

by Dearborn Trade Pub., c2004
( Dearborn Trade Pub., c2004)

Micromessaging: Why Great Leadership Is Beyond Words

by Young, Stephen
( McGraw-Hill, c2007)

Stepping Up: Make Decisions that Matter

by Dobbins, Tim
( Collins, 2006)

Strengths-based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow

by Rath, Tom
( Gallup Press, 2008)

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